In 1939, Prophet Huynh Phu So, a native of Hoa Hao village in Tan Chau district, Chau Doc province, founded Hoa Hao Buddhism.  Since then, it has grown rapidly into a major religion.  Its influence has spread

The mountains of the Western area have been the home of many unexplainable mysteries.  The most famous of these are the Sacred Mountains of That Son on the border of Chau Doc and Cambodia.

 Since 1849, a living Buddha reverently known as The Healing Buddha of Tay An made his first appearan

The total number of Hoa Hao followers is estimated at over two million people (before 1-1-1966) representing more than one third the population of the Western Area, or 10 percent of the population of South

THE FIRST characteristic of Hoa Hao Buddhism lies in the fact that from Buu Son Ky Huong to Hoa Hao, it has always been a peasant Buddhism, one meant for  Vietnamese farmers. 

During his lifetime, The Healing Buddha of Tay An used to preach Buddhism and at the same time en

To be in line with these reforms, worshipping in Hoa Hao Buddhist homes should be very simple. 

No Buddha statues, bells or gongs may be displayed on the altar.  Only a piece of brown cloth symbolizing human harmony and the color of Buddhism should be used.  This is Buddha’s Altar.